slyacer 3 #1 Posted June 24, 2013 i wanna thank all the guys that halped me along to get my 701 into good working order....i didnt go all out to restore it.....just adjusted the deck..greased everything up good....replaced the brake pad...put some new belts on and new pointes.....wire brushed it all down good and sprayed it all with some good quality red implement paint and got it looking clean but well used.....and i found a guy with a 2006 Husqvarna CZ4217 zero turn mower. Its got a 42 inch cutting deck with a 17hp Kohler command engine.......he bought this mower at an estate auction of the man that bought it brand new (the original owner paid a little over $5500 for it)....the guy bought it at the estate auction for $1200. well this guy is 84 years old and his wife is 80......he bought the zero turn in hopes that she would use it.....she ran it for about 30 minutes and got so mad at it because she wasnt able to learn how to operate it...(not to mention their yard is approx half hillside). so i played a show in their music place for them and asked what he wanted for the zero turn and he gave me the story i just told you guys......i begin telling him that i have a 61 model 701 wheel horse tractor that does a good job mowing but would be even better with a pull behind tiller or something in his garden..(which is a little over an acre and its hard to get his big duel wheel allis chalmers in the garden). he came to look at my WH and wasnt real impressed but said "give me a day or 2 to talk to the OLD WOMAN to see what she wants to do with the zero turn" about 3 hours went by and he called me and said.."the old woman said if you fill the WH with gas and oil and throw in a new set of belts and haul it down here.....ill just trade with you....but i cant trade even with you.....have you got anything to throw in with it?.......anything at all?" so i said...."ive got this little old homelite chainsaw that runs great but has no breather cover and no bar and chain....but thats about it" so he said...."well if you go buy me a roll of electric fence wire and the saw and your Wheel horse....we will just trade" so i bought a $15 roll of electric fence wire....loaded the little piece of saw in my front floorboard and drove the WH up into the back of my truck and went to his house....unloaded my stuff....hooked his trailer to my truck and loaded the Husqvarna on the trailer and told him....."ill bring your trailer back in a few minutes after i unload the mower"......so he yells back....."no you dont need to worry about the trailer cause it goes with that mower"......so i took off with a huge grin on my face and a like new zero turn 42 inch cut Husqvarna mower...a prtty little Ford blue trailer and the mower only has a total of 350 hours on it....it only had 340 hours when i traded........and all this came about because i was trying to sell my Wheel horse for $400. i made out like a bandit 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,153 #2 Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) WTHeck...you traded a perfectly good for that? Edited June 24, 2013 by MAYHEM '13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sned 15 #3 Posted June 25, 2013 Awesome deal! Can't beat zero steer for mowing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 22,331 #4 Posted June 25, 2013 You sound like you did well with the trade financially. If you decide the Husky ain't for you it should sell for more than you have invested in it. Good luck with it! Mike...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duff 206 #5 Posted June 25, 2013 so i played a show in their music place for them Completely off-topic (sorry!), but as a musician I gotta ask....what do you play? I'm a bluegrass/country/folk and occasional R&B bass player myself! Duff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoctorHfuhruhurr 137 #6 Posted June 25, 2013 Did they say why they wanted to trade the zero turn? It seems like a great deal but it also makes me suspicious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slyacer 3 #7 Posted June 25, 2013 i play bass and lead singer for Hot Pursuit Band....country/southern rock/ some blues rock yeah doctor they wanted to trade so i traded. by the way i love the name.......huhmelmuhay.....hahahha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
